Friday, May 15, 2009

Fixtures and fittings from The Shambles, a delightful museum of Victorian life, will be sold by Simon Chorley Art & Antiques on site/in situ at The Shambles, Church Street, Newent, and Gloucestershire in a five-day sale from Monday 18 to Friday 21 May 2009.

The Shambles is set in over an acre, and imaginatively laid out as a small country town of cobbled streets, alleyways, cottages, houses, shops and workshops, all of which are stocked with items of the period. The museum uniquely recreates the feel of Victorian life of the 1890s and everything from the original shop facades and their shelf-stacked interiors to agricultural corn merchants and the Police station manned by its Bobby will be offered in the 4,000 lot sale. Estimates range from £10- £1,000

The Shambles houses one of the largest collections of everyday Victoriana in the country encompassing the 'lived-in' feel of a bygone age.